Enhancing Legal Advocacy through a Trauma- Informed Approach
Victims and witnesses of crime have experienced trauma when they are exposed to violence, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, natural disasters, accidents, or any other events that induce powerlessness, fear, recurrent hopelessness, and a constant state of alert. These victims and/or witnesses often need lawyers to help them get through administrative, civil or criminal legal proceedings.
Victim Advocacy through a Trauma- Informed Approach
Victims of crime experience trauma when they are exposed to violence, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, natural disasters, accidents, or any other events that induce powerlessness, fear, recurrent hopelessness, and a constant state of alert. These victims often access system responses as a result of the crime, including law enforcement, prosecution and corrections, and community-based advocacy services, such as MADD, Parents of Murdered Children and Justice for Homicide Victims, as a result of the crime. Whether you’re an advocate in a system response or one in a community-based organization, knowing about trauma will enhance your ability to work with these victim/survivors.
Enhancing Access to Justice through a Trauma- Informed Approach
Victims and witnesses of crime have experienced trauma when they are exposed to violence, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, natural disasters, accidents, or any other events that induce powerlessness, fear, recurrent hopelessness, and a constant state of alert. These victims and/or witnesses appear in court as parties to, or witnesses in, civil or criminal legal proceedings as a result of the crime.
